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during the year that i was in vietnam, 1969 our country lost twice as many dead as we have lost in iraq afghanistan combined over the past ten years of war. 68 was worse and 67 was the same. and there was not a day that goes by that i do not think about the young marines that i was privileged to lead. they have lived lives of courage both in combat and after their return. many of them were derided by their own peers for having served. but in receiving veteran's benefits they are not takers they are givers in the ultimate sense of the word. there is a saying, all gave some, some gave all. it is a heart of a tradition of the freedom and independence. thef paid with their lives, some through wounds and disabilities. not only did they pay, they will not say this, they are owed. they are owed. [ applause ] at least a mention, thanks respect when a man makes a speech accepting his party's nomination to be commander in chief. hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. g
during the year that i was in vietnam, 1969 our country lost twice as many dead as we have lost in iraq afghanistan combined over the past ten years of war. 68 was worse and 67 was the same. and there was not a day that goes by that i do not think about the young marines that i was privileged to lead. they have lived lives of courage both in combat and after their return. many of them were derided by their own peers for having served. but in receiving veteran's benefits they are not takers they...
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was happening in iran was the revolution had a great blow because of the negative results of their iraq war. and many young people had died, a generation had been decimated and the revolution was rocky and khomeini was looking for something to rally the troops. >> and you lived nine years this way. was is there a day where you said okay, it's over or was it a gradual period of me
was happening in iran was the revolution had a great blow because of the negative results of their iraq war. and many young people had died, a generation had been decimated and the revolution was rocky and khomeini was looking for something to rally the troops. >> and you lived nine years this way. was is there a day where you said okay, it's over or was it a gradual period of me
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re-election, at this time on this date in that campaign, the campaign you might remember was all about iraq. >> at odds with the openful picture described by the president. mr. bush was challenged during an interview wit
re-election, at this time on this date in that campaign, the campaign you might remember was all about iraq. >> at odds with the openful picture described by the president. mr. bush was challenged during an interview wit
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re-election, at this time on this date in that campaign, the campaign you might remember was all about iraq. >> at odds with the hopeful picture described by the president. mr. bush was challenged during an interview with fox news about last spring's mission accomplished appearance on the "uss abraham lincoln." >> would you do it again? >> you mean have the sign up there?
re-election, at this time on this date in that campaign, the campaign you might remember was all about iraq. >> at odds with the hopeful picture described by the president. mr. bush was challenged during an interview with fox news about last spring's mission accomplished appearance on the "uss abraham lincoln." >> would you do it again? >> you mean have the sign up there?
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-led invasion of iraq, march 2003. it was also the month when it was ordered that the flag-draped coffins of american service members killed abroad could not be photographed when those coffins got back to the united states. that change in policy under george w. bush was a source of anger and controversy. it is why coffins were sometimes used in anti-iraq war protests to visually represent those real caskets of americans killed in the war that the bush administration would not allow the country to see. the bush administration banned the media from showing those dignified transfer ceremonies as the invasion of iraq started in 2003. and they kept the policy in place throughout george w. bush's time in office. as the country waged two of the longest wars in our history. it was not until the new president replaced george w. bush that the ban was rescinded. on thursday, february 26th, 2009, just five weeks after president barack obama was inaugurated, the defense department lifted the ban and one week after the ban was lifte
-led invasion of iraq, march 2003. it was also the month when it was ordered that the flag-draped coffins of american service members killed abroad could not be photographed when those coffins got back to the united states. that change in policy under george w. bush was a source of anger and controversy. it is why coffins were sometimes used in anti-iraq war protests to visually represent those real caskets of americans killed in the war that the bush administration would not allow the country...
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you're sitting in -- look, i was an embedded adviser last year surrounded by 3,000 muslim troops in iraq. i don't knneed a presidential candidate out there validates anti-islam talk, because i have to work with these guys every day. especially in islam where they're getting killed. his statement verged on something very dangerous for our troops. >> jon stoltz and sam stein, great to have you with us. >>> coming up, mitt romney isn't the only one dividing america between makers and takers. his running mate, paul ryan. i'm going to tell you something, this guy's an expert at that. i'll talk to democratic candidate challenging ryan for his house seat in wisconsin. >>> and over the last 30 years the rich have only gotten rich in this country. well, mitt romney's comments about the 47% resonate with the mega-wealthy? dean baker will join me. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's
you're sitting in -- look, i was an embedded adviser last year surrounded by 3,000 muslim troops in iraq. i don't knneed a presidential candidate out there validates anti-islam talk, because i have to work with these guys every day. especially in islam where they're getting killed. his statement verged on something very dangerous for our troops. >> jon stoltz and sam stein, great to have you with us. >>> coming up, mitt romney isn't the only one dividing america between makers...
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what do you see as the lessons of iraq? >> i think the lessons of iraq are very clear that you cannot have a failed strategy. thanks to this great general david pa tray yous, they are succeeding and winning in iraq. >> whether we should have gone into the war in the first place. six years ago i stood up and opposed this war. we hadn't finished the job in afghanistan. we hadn't caught bin laden. we hadn't put al qaeda to rest. and as a consequence, i thought that it was going to be a distraction. now, senator mccain and president bush had a very different judgment. >> so that was this date, 40 days out from the election in '08 and 40 days out from the election in '04. in '04 the campaign was consumed with the debate over at least one of our wars. 40 days out from the election in '08, in the midst of the financial meltdown the campaign was consumed with both of the wars. now it's 2012 and we're 40 days out from the election this year and we are not quite as consumed with that issue, but we are still in one of those wars. and
what do you see as the lessons of iraq? >> i think the lessons of iraq are very clear that you cannot have a failed strategy. thanks to this great general david pa tray yous, they are succeeding and winning in iraq. >> whether we should have gone into the war in the first place. six years ago i stood up and opposed this war. we hadn't finished the job in afghanistan. we hadn't caught bin laden. we hadn't put al qaeda to rest. and as a consequence, i thought that it was going to be a...
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he also failed to mention iraq and afghanistan. more than 55,000 americans have been killed or injured in those wars but mr. romney didn't think the wars were worth mentioning, in his own speech at his own convention. here's how he tried to explain the oversight. >> i find it interesting that people are curious about mentioning words in a speech as opposed to policy. i have some differences on policy with the president. i happen to think those are more important than what word i mention in each speech. >> do you regret opening up this line of attack, now a recurring attack, by leaving out that issue in the speech? >> i only regret you repeating it day in and day out. when you give a speech you don't go through a laundry list. you talk about the things you think are important. >> you talk about the things that are important. doesn't that include wars in iraq and afghanistan? today one of romney's foreign policy advisers criticized the ambassador campaign for pointing this out saying, quote, it doesn't surprise me that they're raisin
he also failed to mention iraq and afghanistan. more than 55,000 americans have been killed or injured in those wars but mr. romney didn't think the wars were worth mentioning, in his own speech at his own convention. here's how he tried to explain the oversight. >> i find it interesting that people are curious about mentioning words in a speech as opposed to policy. i have some differences on policy with the president. i happen to think those are more important than what word i mention...
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war or voted for the iraq war. so it was a big factor in my getting involved and in i think a lot of young people getting involved. >> throughout the fall, obama worked small rooms across iowa and new hampshire, clearly connecting with the mostly white electorate. >> thank you! >> be courageous. >> thank you, i will. thank you. >> you read some of those early speeches and rallies. do you remember the feeling you had in the room hearing barack obama for the first time? >> it was really a physically tangible feeling in the room, of excitement, of inspiration, of hope and possibility for change. and i think that was the sense that we were really here in the presence of somebody who's a new kind of leader. >> are you fired up?! ready to go?! fired up! ready to go? fired up! ready to go? >> ready to go! >> so am i. >> on january 3rd, 2008, these fired up voters swept obama to victory in the iowa caucuses. >> they said this day would never come. >> he had beaten john edwards by eight points. senator clinton had come in t
war or voted for the iraq war. so it was a big factor in my getting involved and in i think a lot of young people getting involved. >> throughout the fall, obama worked small rooms across iowa and new hampshire, clearly connecting with the mostly white electorate. >> thank you! >> be courageous. >> thank you, i will. thank you. >> you read some of those early speeches and rallies. do you remember the feeling you had in the room hearing barack obama for the first...
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protests spread to sudan, iran, iraq and most violently two yemen where several thousand protesters gathered outside the u.s. embassy. some breached the walls of the embassy where they burned the u.s. flag before local police forced them back. the state department says u.s. personnel are safe and accounted for. mitt romney suffered another day of bad reviews for his reaction to this crisis. the "boston globe" editorial today says this about romney's performance yesterday, "romney's timing was terrible, romney was wrong on the facts, romney was wrong on substance. romney was wrong as a matter of policy." "the lath times" editorial today says, "in mixing sympathy with specious attacks and self-promotion, romney has diminished himself." even bill o'reilly had a problem with mitt romney's criticism of the obama administration. >> the statement that came from the administration was a statement which is akin to apology. and i think it was a severe miscalculation. >> now, i'm not sure the governor's correct on that. the embassy was trying to head off the violence. being conciliatory in that kind of
protests spread to sudan, iran, iraq and most violently two yemen where several thousand protesters gathered outside the u.s. embassy. some breached the walls of the embassy where they burned the u.s. flag before local police forced them back. the state department says u.s. personnel are safe and accounted for. mitt romney suffered another day of bad reviews for his reaction to this crisis. the "boston globe" editorial today says this about romney's performance yesterday,...
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as a state senator he spoke about against the invasion of iraq saying he was not against all war but he was against that war. he was never against the afghanistan war. when he became president he quickly made clear that he would keep his commitment to end the war in iraq and he made clear the war in afghanistan would grow. at the end of his first year in office he announced a surge of tens of thousands of troops into afghanistan putting more americans there than george w. bush did. the president insisted the surge would not last forever. he said that surge in troop numbers had to be over by roughly now, by the end of september 2012. a little before the enof the month the pentagon has announced the surge into afghanistan is over. there had been as many as 100,000 americans on the ground. now it's down to 68,000 which is still a huge number especially when you consider how little political attention those 68,000 americans get. our ongoing war in afghanistan is not much of an issue because one of the two sides doesn't want to talk about it at all. the war mr. romney said did not come up
as a state senator he spoke about against the invasion of iraq saying he was not against all war but he was against that war. he was never against the afghanistan war. when he became president he quickly made clear that he would keep his commitment to end the war in iraq and he made clear the war in afghanistan would grow. at the end of his first year in office he announced a surge of tens of thousands of troops into afghanistan putting more americans there than george w. bush did. the...
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it's also the ending of the war in iraq, and in effect how the war in afghanistan is no longer front page news the way it should be and the way it was in the past. certainly the main reason why terrorism has receded as a priority is basically because of the success the administration had against al qaeda. we see a threat far different than on 9/11, it's aa far different and weaker threat. most americans while they deal with some of the annoyance of tsa and other security measures put in place since 9/11, i don't think they feel the press of the threat the way they did a number of years ago. >> roger, i imagine there's not one thing you can name, but obviously people wonder. it is the improvement that is we've seen with tsa, some of the other counterterrorism measures in place and even the viewpoint of the cia, the fbi and counterterrorism agencies now working together? i guess the core of my question is, can you say why we have been so fortunate, so blessed, whatever term you choose to describe it for the attack like on 9/11? >> tamron, it's all of the above. the point everyone needs
it's also the ending of the war in iraq, and in effect how the war in afghanistan is no longer front page news the way it should be and the way it was in the past. certainly the main reason why terrorism has receded as a priority is basically because of the success the administration had against al qaeda. we see a threat far different than on 9/11, it's aa far different and weaker threat. most americans while they deal with some of the annoyance of tsa and other security measures put in place...
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president has been asked to take on by this president, leading not just transition afghanistan and iraq, major decisions on foreign policy, implementation of the stimulus and being in the room for all the most important decisions, i don't think they shy at all from having joe biden be central to the leadership of this administration. >> senator menendez your role in the party sometimes you're the highest ranking hispanic democrat in the united states senate, what role are you going to be able to play for the president in the state of florida? will you do the same things you were able to do in 2008 or your own campaign going to get in the way a little bit? >> certainly i'm going to be focused on our campaign because it's an opportunity to connect with the people of new jersey on what i've been able to do on fighting for the middle class, on tax cuts for the middle class, creating new biotech jobs and energy jobs, but i will do whatever i can as i have done for the president on a whole host of spanish language channels, did that just recently in response to ryan. we wi will do what i can
president has been asked to take on by this president, leading not just transition afghanistan and iraq, major decisions on foreign policy, implementation of the stimulus and being in the room for all the most important decisions, i don't think they shy at all from having joe biden be central to the leadership of this administration. >> senator menendez your role in the party sometimes you're the highest ranking hispanic democrat in the united states senate, what role are you going to be...
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there's ending the war in iraq, right? the status forces agreement negotia negotiated, and the president did end the war at the end of the day. we keep up a force of paid mercenaries behind, but troops have been brought them. i think that is in one column. there is extension, the surge in afghanistan, right? 87,000 troops there and the deadline for that. there is the decision to order the strike against osama bin laden, and then there is the massive drone policy and end all of engagements in terms of bombing and drones. we're going to continue this conversation on our website msnbc.com. and our usual time slot at 8:00 eastern. for this special afternoon edition of up, we have to cut it short here. i want to thank peter, telsey, jeremy, and michelle. thank you for getting up. thank you for joining us for this special afternoon edition of up. we'll have sam deler here at our regular time next sunday, and i will be with bill maher tonight. coming up next is melissa harris-perry. mhp follows the methods and motives coming up n
there's ending the war in iraq, right? the status forces agreement negotia negotiated, and the president did end the war at the end of the day. we keep up a force of paid mercenaries behind, but troops have been brought them. i think that is in one column. there is extension, the surge in afghanistan, right? 87,000 troops there and the deadline for that. there is the decision to order the strike against osama bin laden, and then there is the massive drone policy and end all of engagements in...
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iraq. so you brushed with colgate total and you didn't. let's compare. germ party! eww! now the colgate total mouth. nice! [ female announcer ] colgate total fights 90% more plaque germs. i'm in. [ female announcer ] colgate total. less germs. healthier mouth. the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about...
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we are now ending the war in afghanistan, the war in iraq is over, our troops are home. but the point that obama and biden both made is that a lot of men and women came home from those wars, wounded in body, wounded in spirit. we have a moral obligation to make sure that they get the benefits and the health care that they are entitled to and it really was pretty amazing that mr. romney forgot to talk about those wars and the men and women who sacrificed in fighting those wars. >> senator bernie sanders, thank you so much for being with us. let me go back to major and ann. ann, when did the democrats become the party of foreign affairs, when did they become the tough guys because that's what it sound like if you compare the democratic and republican conventions. >> an interesting evolution over the last couple of years. president obama has worked very hard to be not just the foreign policy president, but the national security president, and the military president. not just because he was able to be the one to take credit for bin laden, you know, he has been -- he's been a
we are now ending the war in afghanistan, the war in iraq is over, our troops are home. but the point that obama and biden both made is that a lot of men and women came home from those wars, wounded in body, wounded in spirit. we have a moral obligation to make sure that they get the benefits and the health care that they are entitled to and it really was pretty amazing that mr. romney forgot to talk about those wars and the men and women who sacrificed in fighting those wars. >> senator...
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army in iraq showed the little town of derna in libya sent more volunteers to die in iraq in 2006 and 2007 than any other place in the entire arab world. libya, per capita, as a country, sent more fighters to iraq than any other country, but it was specifically derna, that town, that sent the highest number of fighters. the most. full stop. and in 2008 the man who would become our ambassador, christopher stevens, he went to derna to assess the state of militancy and anti-americanism there. .and his cable back to washington actually used the bruce willis movie "diehard" as an analysis for understanding how intense the local attitudes were there about jihad. once the uprising against moammar gadhafi was under way, cnn reported this june that al qaeda central, the part that used to be headed by bin laden, al qaeda central dispatched a top operator from the tribal areas in pakistan to go to derna, to go to that part of libya to capitalize on that town's legendary militancy and also what, by then, was the raging fight against gadhafi's forces in libya, specifically. the assignment was to s
army in iraq showed the little town of derna in libya sent more volunteers to die in iraq in 2006 and 2007 than any other place in the entire arab world. libya, per capita, as a country, sent more fighters to iraq than any other country, but it was specifically derna, that town, that sent the highest number of fighters. the most. full stop. and in 2008 the man who would become our ambassador, christopher stevens, he went to derna to assess the state of militancy and anti-americanism there. .and...
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>> well, i would say that with the iraq war -- i mean, you look at the iraq war, which was -- i was proud to serve, but it was an unnecessary war. we lost over 4,000 troops. we spent over $3 trillion in the iraq war. and afghanistan, we took our eye off the ball for so long. it wasn't until barack obama that became commander in chief where you triple the amount of forces, we smoked out bin laden, we finally brought him to justice, and now we're bringing our troops home. you open up your program, before this segment talking about the transition today in kabul, which is very important. the reason why, craig, that mitt romney doesn't want to talk about our veterans is buz he's been no friend. his record, he has not been a friend to veterans. you probably don't know this, but he cut veterans programs when he was governor of massachusetts 11%. he wants to get rid of the veterans' preference for civil service jobs, when barack obama talked about veterans coming home from iraq and afghanistan, shouldn't fight for a job. well, mitt romney thinks they should. he thinks they shouldn't have a simple
>> well, i would say that with the iraq war -- i mean, you look at the iraq war, which was -- i was proud to serve, but it was an unnecessary war. we lost over 4,000 troops. we spent over $3 trillion in the iraq war. and afghanistan, we took our eye off the ball for so long. it wasn't until barack obama that became commander in chief where you triple the amount of forces, we smoked out bin laden, we finally brought him to justice, and now we're bringing our troops home. you open up your...
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so he became the president throughout -- even talking about iraq, taking our troops out of iraq. he was given a glide path in iraq, but he pulled the troops out. brags about the fact that troops are out. gives a definite date for getting out in afghanistan. what he is doing is telling their allies they can't trust us and also telling others that the u.s. is not a reliable ally. and the fact that you would have the prime minister of israel on this show explaining his relationship with the president of the united states -- we have never had a such a disconnect between the israeli prime minister and the president. >> the prime minister of israel did not describe that as a snub. >> i'm saying it. >> it's ridiculous. the president has been consistent. he's been steady. and he set real progress and policy wins in the middle east. this is a seriously deeply rooted phenomenon, the arab spring, that will be unfolding for a long time. the last thing we need is to start making quick emotionally charged decisions. we need consistent steady leadership like the president has shown. >> there is
so he became the president throughout -- even talking about iraq, taking our troops out of iraq. he was given a glide path in iraq, but he pulled the troops out. brags about the fact that troops are out. gives a definite date for getting out in afghanistan. what he is doing is telling their allies they can't trust us and also telling others that the u.s. is not a reliable ally. and the fact that you would have the prime minister of israel on this show explaining his relationship with the...
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a core mission of its public diplomacy is to emphasize respect for islam in the wake of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. in may of 2008, president bush went beyond just offering support. after an american soldier used a koran for target practice, president bush actually apologized to iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki. >> he apologized for that in the sense the that he said, we take it very seriously, we were concerned about their reaction, we wanted them to know that the president knew that this was wrong and that the commanders in the field had publicly reprimanded the soldier and removed him from iraq. >> this was always one of the most admirable dimensions of the bush administration. and a real achievement. after 9/11, it was entirely possible that the country could have lapsed into anti-muslim sentiment. the bush administration legitimately fought to keep that from happening, and they largely succeeded. let's turn to congressman keith ellison, who was also the first muslim member of congress. congressman, good to have you here tonight. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> the b
a core mission of its public diplomacy is to emphasize respect for islam in the wake of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. in may of 2008, president bush went beyond just offering support. after an american soldier used a koran for target practice, president bush actually apologized to iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki. >> he apologized for that in the sense the that he said, we take it very seriously, we were concerned about their reaction, we wanted them to know that the president...
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because when we won in '06, one of the big issues was ending the war in iraq. and we went to see the president and we said, we're here, how do we end the war, and he said, that's not going to happen. and the president, unless you have two-thirds vote, you're at the mercy of. but let me say, this election, because of what we have been through, i want to make this one point. people are saying, the republicans had the nerve to say, are you better off than you were four years ago. and many people have -- there are struggles. and part of it is that still rem informants of what happened during the bush years. but just a week ago, in my office, the speaker's office, and the presence of the republican and democratic leader in the house -- leaders in the house and senate, the chairman of the fed said to us after secretary bernanke described a terrible meltdown of our financial institution, the chairman of the fed said, if we do not act immediately, we will not have an economy by monday. this is the place that had taken us to. this is the place that president obama and h
because when we won in '06, one of the big issues was ending the war in iraq. and we went to see the president and we said, we're here, how do we end the war, and he said, that's not going to happen. and the president, unless you have two-thirds vote, you're at the mercy of. but let me say, this election, because of what we have been through, i want to make this one point. people are saying, the republicans had the nerve to say, are you better off than you were four years ago. and many people...
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to go over to an unnecessary war in iraq. we spent $3 trillion in iraq, lost over 4,000 men and women, tens of thousands have ptsd or traumatic brain injury, and then these knuckle heads who send us into war don't want to take care of these veterans when they come home? i mean, that's the cost of war. we need to make sure we give them the opportunity. we need to expand things like the g.i. bill and to do it just so president obama or democrats and republicans can't say we have an accomplishment every once in a while is beyond me. i can't get over the fact that these men in the senate turned their back on veterans who are in desperate need right now. it's just unamerican. >> former u.s. congressman army combat veteran patrick murphy. >> you know it is a powerful interview when i have knuckle heads is written on my script. >>> despite john mccain's objections, the sky did not fall. a reason to be cheerful coming up. >>> tonight is the eve of the one-year anniversary of don't ask, don't tell being repealed. midnight on september
to go over to an unnecessary war in iraq. we spent $3 trillion in iraq, lost over 4,000 men and women, tens of thousands have ptsd or traumatic brain injury, and then these knuckle heads who send us into war don't want to take care of these veterans when they come home? i mean, that's the cost of war. we need to make sure we give them the opportunity. we need to expand things like the g.i. bill and to do it just so president obama or democrats and republicans can't say we have an accomplishment...
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he served with distinction in iraq and worked in afghanistan. and there in benghazi as he tended to others, he laid down his life. loyal as always. protecting his friends. today glen is home. >> i was honored to know ambassador chris stevens. during the revolution in libya, he risked his life to help protect the libyan people from a tyrant. and he gave his life helping them build a better country. in the days since the attack, so many libyans, including the ambassador from libya to the and he gave his life helping them build a better country. in the days since the attack, so many libyans, including the ambassador from libya to the united states, who is with us today, have expressed their sorrow and solidarity. this has been a difficult week for the state department and for our country. we've seen the heavy assault on our post in benghazi that took the lives of those brave men. we've seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing to do with. it is hard for the american people to make sense o
he served with distinction in iraq and worked in afghanistan. and there in benghazi as he tended to others, he laid down his life. loyal as always. protecting his friends. today glen is home. >> i was honored to know ambassador chris stevens. during the revolution in libya, he risked his life to help protect the libyan people from a tyrant. and he gave his life helping them build a better country. in the days since the attack, so many libyans, including the ambassador from libya to the...
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john serves in iraq in 2003 and again in 2011. john, your response to the lack of attention given to our troops and especially our troops in theater right now at the republican convention. >> i'm still shocked at governor romney's response. i can't believe he said that this morning. in r5rds to what happened at the republican convention, he has a very, very unpopular position on afghanistan. the president's position isn't popular. mitt romney doesn't have a timeline to end the war. he would commit 100,000 troops there for an indefinite period of time, basically involved in a type of insurgentacy that is more related to the future of the afghan democracy than what happened with american security. he's got the neoconservative george bush advisers around him who frankly never served, who wants to talk about a policy position that isn't supported by the military and isn't supported -- maybe is only supported by 15% of the country? and they didn't mention or talk about what they were going to do to help the veterans returning home. tha
john serves in iraq in 2003 and again in 2011. john, your response to the lack of attention given to our troops and especially our troops in theater right now at the republican convention. >> i'm still shocked at governor romney's response. i can't believe he said that this morning. in r5rds to what happened at the republican convention, he has a very, very unpopular position on afghanistan. the president's position isn't popular. mitt romney doesn't have a timeline to end the war. he...
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saddam, if the tragic incident of september 11th and the military actions against after gap stan and iraq that left millions killed and homeless had not happened and if instead of killing and throwing the cup pretty into the sea without informing the world and the people of america, an independent fact-finding team had been formed to make the general public aware of the fruit behind the incident and prepared for bringing to justice the perpetrators, had extremism or terrorism not been used for political goals, had the harms been turned into pains and extend pendy turs had been used to build an equity. had religious conflicts not been beaten and if differences had not been used for the purpose of advancing political agendas, had the right to krit siechl the policies and actions of the world zionism been recognized the allow the world media to freely report and shed light on realities instead of taking deceitful gestures bent on offending the sanctities and malsacred beliefs of human beings and divine messenger who as the purist and most compassion at human beings are the gift of the almigh
saddam, if the tragic incident of september 11th and the military actions against after gap stan and iraq that left millions killed and homeless had not happened and if instead of killing and throwing the cup pretty into the sea without informing the world and the people of america, an independent fact-finding team had been formed to make the general public aware of the fruit behind the incident and prepared for bringing to justice the perpetrators, had extremism or terrorism not been used for...
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their activities in iraq have been very negative for a number of years. they were the ones supporting many of these militia groups, the same militia groups they were supporting that prime minister maliki opposed and opposed at some political cost to himself within the shia community. so i think the iranians continue to be very aggressive on the ground in iraq and now they're aggressive in the overflight. now we've known for some years that iraq does not control its air space. it does not have, you know, interceptor aircraft that can go up and take care of its air space. so there is a definite problem there. and i'm sure it is something that's going to move very much to the top of the agenda in trying to deal with. >> chris hill, thanks so much. as always. and we'll be right back with more politics. the romney campaign, is it looking for a re-set button? or . i love new technology, so when i heard that american express and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account,
their activities in iraq have been very negative for a number of years. they were the ones supporting many of these militia groups, the same militia groups they were supporting that prime minister maliki opposed and opposed at some political cost to himself within the shia community. so i think the iranians continue to be very aggressive on the ground in iraq and now they're aggressive in the overflight. now we've known for some years that iraq does not control its air space. it does not have,...
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and i think the very fact dhash erin also mentioned talking about, we can't forget our troops in iraq and afghanistan and the war on terror. so i think if he lays out a fuller picture of where we are, where our country is and where he wants to go, that will i think highlight the deficit that we saw in mitt romney's speech. >> susan, do you think that mitt romney left an opening by not addressing afghanistan during the rnc? ff i think as erin said before, by going first you always leaves openings. it's going to definitely be to president obama's advantage. and, yes, i actually do think that was something that was sorely missing in his speech. >> erin, what does president obama need to say? what is the message he needs to his speech. >> what does president obama need to convey at the convention? >> he has not said enough and he needs to lay out the full picture of what his vision is for a second term. >> how confident are you that the president is going to be able to do that and overcome what i was talking about with my last guest which is not looking back to four years ago, because a l
and i think the very fact dhash erin also mentioned talking about, we can't forget our troops in iraq and afghanistan and the war on terror. so i think if he lays out a fuller picture of where we are, where our country is and where he wants to go, that will i think highlight the deficit that we saw in mitt romney's speech. >> susan, do you think that mitt romney left an opening by not addressing afghanistan during the rnc? ff i think as erin said before, by going first you always leaves...
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she stepped away from office at the age of 24 to serve a tour of duty in iraq. have you ever? not only does the woman, you know, have a passion for public service, she puts her money where her mouth is and serves the country overseas. is a decorated military veteran. comes back and now throwing her hat in the ring. what's most interesting about her is she was behind in the polls by 65 points. she was an unknown in hawaii running against the mayor of honolulu. how does she turn it around? she courts older, white veterans basically. it's a really interesting game change really in the way that women are courting different kinds of voters. >> that was in the primary to come back and win the primary? >> yes. now she's expected to win smooth sailing. this is a solidly -- that was in the primary. this is a solidly democratic outpost she's running in, but really her story, her rise to fame is one you couldn't have scripted any better. this is the woman to watch. >> lea, you have another woman on your list who i know very well who is lovely. she's great running in arizona, but i want t
she stepped away from office at the age of 24 to serve a tour of duty in iraq. have you ever? not only does the woman, you know, have a passion for public service, she puts her money where her mouth is and serves the country overseas. is a decorated military veteran. comes back and now throwing her hat in the ring. what's most interesting about her is she was behind in the polls by 65 points. she was an unknown in hawaii running against the mayor of honolulu. how does she turn it around? she...
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governor romney said it was tragic that we entered the iraq war. one of the reasons that al qaeda strengthened during the last decade is our focus is too much in iraq. so we're happy to have this debate and will have it obviously. >> was this an intelligence failure? >> no, this was an event, a complex event. we're only talking a matter of weeks here. and so as information was arrived at, as determinations were made, that was shared with the american people and i think again the focus needs to be how do we make sure that our facilities and our ambassadors and our personnel is secure going forward and that's what the focus is on. >> the chairman of the homeland security committee has called for susan rice to resign, does the president have confidence in susan rice? >> absolutely. >> what about the broader point here, security is so bad in benghazi, that the fbi can't even go in and investigate. what about the fact that there are talk of military options to find ambassador steven's killers? what is america doing to work its will to change the traject
governor romney said it was tragic that we entered the iraq war. one of the reasons that al qaeda strengthened during the last decade is our focus is too much in iraq. so we're happy to have this debate and will have it obviously. >> was this an intelligence failure? >> no, this was an event, a complex event. we're only talking a matter of weeks here. and so as information was arrived at, as determinations were made, that was shared with the american people and i think again the...
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determined and who most of the shiites, the populations that are in bahrain, in syria, in lebanon, and in iraq itself following, looking towards iran. yes, the arab spring opened that debate about the role of iran and what's happening but are they relational? yes. they're very rational and you can talk to them. there's many players in the i ran yan political system. ahmadinejad will not be in office after june. we need to understand that. there's elections and somebody else might replace him. he's not as popular as we think. today, if you look at of how much he's hated in own country, after he oppressed his own people in 2009, the economy and this is what people look at. he really destroyed the economy by pushing the whole world, to put more sanction on him and on the iranian central bank and ruined the country. he is the worst pr for his people. >> rula, back to israel and the united states, president obama barely discussed israel in the speech at the u.n. he didn't meet with netanyahu. is that -- are those things that israelis listen to and pick up on or is that really just stuff we talk abo
determined and who most of the shiites, the populations that are in bahrain, in syria, in lebanon, and in iraq itself following, looking towards iran. yes, the arab spring opened that debate about the role of iran and what's happening but are they relational? yes. they're very rational and you can talk to them. there's many players in the i ran yan political system. ahmadinejad will not be in office after june. we need to understand that. there's elections and somebody else might replace him....
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who were lost on that day, and i visited the graves of the troops that made the ultimate sacrifice of iraq and afghanistan and had the opportunity to say thank you and visit some of our wounded warriors at walter reed. last night we learned the news of this attack in benghazi. in some cases, americans lay down their lives for the country and the country is only strong as the character of our people and the service of those civilians and military who represent us over the globe. no attacks will alter that character or clips the light of the values we stand for. today we mourn for more americans that represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for the terrible act and make no mistake justice will be done. but we also know the lives these americans led stand in stark contrast to those of their attackers. these four americans stood up for freedom. and human dignity. they should give every american great pride in the country that they served. and the hope that our flag represents to people around the globe who also ye
who were lost on that day, and i visited the graves of the troops that made the ultimate sacrifice of iraq and afghanistan and had the opportunity to say thank you and visit some of our wounded warriors at walter reed. last night we learned the news of this attack in benghazi. in some cases, americans lay down their lives for the country and the country is only strong as the character of our people and the service of those civilians and military who represent us over the globe. no attacks will...
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military, including on the battle fields of iraq and africa. today, for the first time ever, they know longer have to live a lie. at the pentagon, joint chiefs chairman mike mullen said for him, repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" is all about integrity. >> it's fundamentally against everything we stand for as an institution to force people to lie about who they are just to wear a uniform. >> reporter: so has this year changed the lives of those serving our country? "don't ask, don't tell" forced many men in the military to live in the shadows. now lbgt service members can serve openly. coming out, as you might imagine, still a difficult decision for many troops. randy phillips an active duty airman in the air force. on the eve of the appeal he came out to his dad and essentially to the world in an emotional call on youtube that went viral. >> i don't get it. i always have been -- i've known since forever, i wanted to tell you in person, but -- i didn't want you to find out any other wa way. >> okay. >> you still love me? >> i still love you, son
military, including on the battle fields of iraq and africa. today, for the first time ever, they know longer have to live a lie. at the pentagon, joint chiefs chairman mike mullen said for him, repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" is all about integrity. >> it's fundamentally against everything we stand for as an institution to force people to lie about who they are just to wear a uniform. >> reporter: so has this year changed the lives of those serving our country?...
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, here's what i'd say -- when i took office we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month and mired in iraq. today i believe that as a nation we are moving forward again. >> yesterday in ohio, governor romney also seemed to be in a duel with himself. morning rally he condemned the affordable care act as government invasion. >> he also thinks that the government can do a better job than you in the way you live your life and obama care is point number one. it's the example number one he wants to put bureaucrats between you and your doctor, believes the government should tell you what kind of insurance you have to have. >> the very same day, specifically eight hours and 15 minutes later, romney made the case for, wait for it, the president's signature piece of legislation. >> throughout this campaign, as well, we've talked about my record of massachusetts, don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured. 100% of the kids in our state have health insurance. i don't think there's anything that shows more empathy and care about the people of this country than that kind of record. >> yes, that w
, here's what i'd say -- when i took office we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month and mired in iraq. today i believe that as a nation we are moving forward again. >> yesterday in ohio, governor romney also seemed to be in a duel with himself. morning rally he condemned the affordable care act as government invasion. >> he also thinks that the government can do a better job than you in the way you live your life and obama care is point number one. it's the example number one he...
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he served with distinction in iraq and worked in afghanistan. and there in benghazi as he tended to others, he laid down his life. loyal as always. protecting his friends. today glen is home. >> i was honored to know ambassador chris stevens. during the revolution in libya, he risked his life to help protect the libyan people from a tyrant. and he gave his life helping them build a better country. in the days since the attack, so many libyans, including the ambassador from libya to the united states, who is with us today, have expressed their sorrow and solidarity. this has been a difficult week for the state department and for our country. we've seen the heavy assault on our post in benghazi that took the lives of those brave men. we've seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing to do with. it is hard for the american people to make sense of that because it is senseless. and it is totally unacceptable. the people of egypt, libya, yemen, and tunisia did not trade the tyranny of a dictat
he served with distinction in iraq and worked in afghanistan. and there in benghazi as he tended to others, he laid down his life. loyal as always. protecting his friends. today glen is home. >> i was honored to know ambassador chris stevens. during the revolution in libya, he risked his life to help protect the libyan people from a tyrant. and he gave his life helping them build a better country. in the days since the attack, so many libyans, including the ambassador from libya to the...